Ravinia 2019, Issue 3, Week 6

DAVID NEWMAN, conductor The son of nine-time Oscar-winning composer Alfred Newman, David Newman began learn- ing violin and piano at an early age, earning de- grees in orchestral conducting and violin from the University of Southern California. During 1977–82 he worked extensively as a musician in film and television orchestras, playing on such soundtracks as E.T. , Twilight Zone—The Movie and the original Star Trek film. Newman went on to become an accomplished composer of film music, having scored over 110 movies, ranging from War of the Roses , Matilda , Bowfinger and Heathers , to the more recent Five Flights Up and Serenity . He is equally at home composing for dramas, such as the critically acclaimed Broke- down Palace and Hoffa ; comedies, such as the top-grossing Galaxy Quest and Throw Mama from the Train ; or animated features, includ- ing the award-winning Ice Age , The Brave Little Toaster , and Anastasia , for which he received an Academy Award nomination. His score to the short film 1001 Nights was the first work performed on the Los Angeles Philharmon- ic’s “Filmharmonic” series. Newman is also a composer of formal concert works, which have been performed by the LA Philharmonic and the Indianapolis and Long Beach Symphony Orchestras as well as heard at Spoleto Festival USA, the Grant Park Music Festival, and Ra- vinia. He recently created a suite for violin and orchestra for Sarah Chang based on songs from West Side Story . Newman has devoted consid- erable time to restoring film music classics for the concert hall, a passion which earned him the presidency of the FilmMusic Society in 2007; he recently led the world-premiere presentations of Star Wars Episodes IV–VII with the New York Philharmonic playing the scores live. He also regularly leads such top ensembles as the Roy- al Philharmonic Orchestra, Philadelphia and Cleveland Orchestras, San Diego Symphony, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, and Bos- ton and Chicago Symphony Orchestras. David Newman made his Ravinia debut in 2014 and is making his first return to the festival. 7:30 PM SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2019 PAVILION CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LIONEL BRINGUIER, conductor JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET, piano RAVEL Mother Goose Suite Pavane de la belle aus bois dormant Petit poucet Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes Les entretiens de la belle et de la bête Le jardin féerique STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite (1919 version) Introduction—The Firebird and Its Dance— Variation of the Firebird The Princesses’ Khorovod (Round) Infernal Dance of King Kashchei Lullaby Finale –Intermission– GERSHWIN Cuban Overture GERSHWIN Concerto in F Allegro—Adagio Andante con moto Allegro agitato Jean-Yves Thibaudet Ravinia expresses its appreciation for the generous support of Sponsors Leslie Berger and Paul Williams and Diana and Bruce Rauner . Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s appearance is made possible in part by the Nancy and George Goldstein Memorial Guest Artist Fund . RAVINIA MAGAZINE | JULY 8 – JULY 14, 2019 98